In 2003 Barbara and Art moved from Kentucky to Umbria. These are their adventures.
In 2010 Barbara and Art moved back to Kentucky, ready for their next adventure.
In 2015 Barbara and Art gave up the snow and cold of Kentucky for the sunshine and warmth of Florida.

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Vacation 2014 - Italy and Slovenia - A Quick Summary

Our vacation this year took us back to Italy for four weeks total, and finally to Slovenia for an additional ten days. Here's a quick breakdown of our costs:

Car rental for 39 days, booked thru AutoEurope.
We requested and received a diesel, which made the fuel
a little cheaper. We also included a zero deductible, which
raised the cost but eased our minds. $ 911

Road taxes, not included in the rental $ 97

Gas $ 523

Tolls, parking $ 143

Hotels/Apartments 37 nights total $2894

Airfare $1622 EACH, plus $300 to upgrade to
business class for the flight TO Italy $3844

MINUS the airline vouchers we received last year - $3000

Everything else: food, admissions, souvenirs $3962

GRAND TOTAL 4 weeks in Italy and 10 days in Slovenia $9374
(Without those airline vouchers our costs would have been $12,374)

The car averaged out to just over $25 per day, and the lodgings, a mix of apartments, hotels and B&Bs averaged out to $78 per night. Although I know we drove 6,641 miles, I didn't track our fuel consumption, but as I mentioned above, the diesel fuel helped, and of course we had a stick shift which may have helped as well.

When I wrote about last year's vacation to Germany, our costs averaged out to about $288 per day when I excluded the (free) time we spend with relatives. This year's vacation came in at $253 per day, but once again having that $3000 airline credit really made a big difference! Is it wrong to say we were a little disappointed not to get bumped again this year?